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Energistadgefördragets nytta för EU ‒ ekonomiska konsekvenser mot bakgrund av EU:s ambitioner i klimatpolitiken
En kontroversiell fråga i EU-samarbetet under senare år har varitinvesteringsskydden för utlandsinvesteringar, inte minst i samband medförhandlingarna om ett nytt handelsavtal (det så kallade TTIP) me…
Report
Publish date 12/8/2021
The Energy Charter Treaty and EU-Growth Policies
The basic policy tool for increasing FDI is international investment agreements (IIAs), state-to-state treaties that protect FDI against host country policy measures. This note focuses on the IIA of m…
Report
Publish date 12/9/2021
A Non-Technical Introduction to Economic Aspects of International Investment Agreements
International investment agreements have become increasingly controversial. The agreements are alleged to be beset with a large number of deficiencies that harm host countries in particular. For inst…
Working Paper
Publish date 11/22/2018
Economics and Politics of International Investment Agreements
Close to 2 700 state-to-state investment agreements (IIAs) worldwide protect foreign direct investment (FDI) against host country policies. We analyze the design and implications of protection against…
Working Paper
Publish date 11/18/2016
Economics of International Investment Agreements
Nearly 2700 highly potent international investment agreements protect foreign investment against host country policies. This paper analyzes the design and implications of their contentious provisions…
Journal Article
Publish date 7/1/2021
Economic Aspects of International Investment Agreements
International investment agreements (“IIAs”) are State-to-State treaties that aim to promote investment, especially foreign direct investment (“FDI”), by protecting foreign investors against host-coun…
Journal Article
Publish date 1/1/2019
Modernisera Sveriges investeringsskyddsavtal
Sveriges investeringsskyddsavtal behöver moderniseras. Sverige har drygt 50 bilaterala avtal och Sverige ingår också i det sektorspecifika Energistadgefördraget. Avtalen skyddar investeringar mellan p…
Article in Swedish
Publish date 1/1/2020
International Investment Agreements – Efficient Means to Promote Swedish Growth?
This study discusses pros and cons of the Swedish international investment agreements from an economic perspective. It concludes that the older Swedish bilateral agreements should be revised to ensure…
Report
Publish date 4/29/2019
Attityder och beteenden under covid-19-pandemin
Sverige valde en annan väg under pandemin. Men vad tyckte egentligen svenskarna om strategin och hur utvecklades synen på strategin över tiden? Vad kännetecknar de som fann de svenska åtgärderna tillr…
Article in Swedish
Publish date 9/22/2021
Electric Vehicles Rollout: Two Case Studies
We present and discuss evidence on electric-vehicle rollout in The Netherlands and Norway, two forerunners in this area. We demonstrate that the uptake of electric vehicles is essentially driven by fi…
Journal Article
Publish date 8/30/2021
Investor-State vs. State-State Dispute Settlement
International investment agreements typically permit foreign investors to litigate against host countries (Investor-State Dispute Settlement, ISDS). Yet, common criticism holds that host countries wou…
Working Paper
Publish date 11/14/2018
Anticipation of COVID-19 Vaccines Reduces Social Distancing
We show that the anticipation of COVID-19 vaccines reduces voluntary social distancing. In a large-scale preregistered survey experiment with a representative sample, we study whether providing inform…
Working Paper
Publish date 1/7/2021
Coronastrategin har varit bra för svensk ekonomi
Lars Persson, IFN och Fredrik Sjöholm, IFN, skriver på Dagens Nyheters debattsida om att den svenska coronastrategin har varit bra för ekonomin och att utökade restriktioner kräver nya stöd till föret…
Op-Ed
Publish date 3/9/2021
Vaccination – mer än bara egna hälsovinster
Kostnaden för samhället och för de personer som inte kunnat vaccinera sig kan vara betydande av att människor som har möjlighet att vaccinera sig avstår från att göra det, skriver Mats Hammarstedt.
Op-Ed
Publish date 9/30/2021
Hur har Covid-19-pandemin påverkat skatteintäkter och arbetsinkomster?
I denna rapport studeras Coronapandemins inverkan på den svenska ekonomin genom dess effekter på skatteinbetalningar från företag och individer samt på inkomsternas fördelning i den yrkesaktiva befolk…
Report
Publish date 7/2/2021
Improved Framework Conditions for a More Entrepreneurial, Innovative and Resilient EU
In the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, the European Union must regain lost ground and create more favorable conditions for inclusive and sustainable economic growth. The best way to achieve this goal is…
Working Paper
Publish date 3/25/2021
From Epidemic to Pandemic: Did the COVID-19 Outbreak Affect High School Program Choices in Sweden?
We study whether the onset of the COVID-19 crisis affected the program choices of high school applicants in Sweden. Our analysis exploits the fact that the admission process consists of two stages: a…
Working Paper
Publish date 11/29/2021
The Global Logistic Chain Under Siege in a Post-Covid Era
Based on historical analogies, we emphasize a connection between financial crises and technological shifts where the shift calls for a structural economic transformation. We discuss how political pres…
Working Paper
Publish date 9/15/2021